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Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil (www.theguardian.com)
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Saudi Arabia is driving a huge global investment plan to create demand for its oil and gas in developing countries, an undercover investigation has revealed. Critics said the plan was designed to get countries “hooked on its harmful products”.

Little was known about the oil demand sustainability programme (ODSP) but the investigation obtained detailed information on plans to drive up the use of fossil fuel-powered cars, buses and planes in Africa and elsewhere, as rich countries increasingly switch to clean energy.

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[–] 20 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

If politicians threaten Saudi Arabia's interests, they cut production just before an election, and dumb voters blame the government trying to curtail their influence.

So you can blame western governments, but western voters are just as much to blame.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's not wrong. Voters need to demand an infrastructure and options that allow them to not compromise their values when leading a normal life.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    The thing is that most voters would be in favor of such a thing. Which is why those policies rarely find their way to polls. We don't live in a direct democracy. We live in an oligarchy.

    Edit: Talking about the US here.

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